George Lucas' Special Assist To Alabama

The man behind Star Wars and Indiana Jones was an MVP for Alabama even before the BCS championship game started Monday night.

In a move that figures to do wonders for box office sales in the Heart of Dixie, coach Nick Saban had his Crimson Tide players watch a special advanced preview of Twentieth Century Fox's war movie, Red Tails.

Iconic filmmaker George Lucas gave Saban "special permission" to have Bama players watch the film, according to Jim Dunaway of CBS Birmingham.

George Lucas was very appreciative of the plug from Alabama's coach, according to the USA Today.

"The cast and crew of Red Tails are together in New York for Tuesday's world premiere so you can imagine the excitement when we heard Coach Saban reference Red Tails at the forefront of his postgame comments after winning the national championship," Lucas told the paper.